Photo: Thank you for visiting my page from Canada · CC BY 2.0Little Library and Nan Boothby Memorial Library are Cochrane’s two public libraries
From 2 branches, Cochrane Library serves 29,277 people. 10.5 items per person served went out on loan in 2022. Alberta’s open library statistics stop at 2022, so these are its 2022 figures.
BCivic life#430 of 474 in AlbertaBehind Cochrane’s civic life grade
With a B, Cochrane ranks #430 of 474 Alberta towns on civic life. All three civic life inputs exist for Cochrane: library visits per resident, charities per 1,000 residents and the provincial volunteering rate.
Informal groups and mutual aid go uncounted.
Sources: provincial statistics, the CRA, Statistics Canada.
60 registered charities are based in Cochrane, by mailing address
That is 1.5 per 1,000 residents, against 1.3 in the typical Alberta town and 1.4 across Canada. Counting by mailing address favors a service town, where the surrounding area’s charities get their mail, over the suburbs and countryside around it.
37.1%
Between 35.1% and 39.2% of people in Alberta volunteered formally in 2023, 37.1% at the estimate’s middle; that is one figure for the province, which ranges from 25.2% to 40.3% nationally.
Statistics Canada, table 45-10-0039.
Ahead of most of Alberta’s town libraries on 2 of 3 measures
Each figure is per person served, set against 118 town libraries in Alberta’s statistics for 2022.
Town libraries only; regional systems left out.
Some 252 visits on an average day
Everything counted at Cochrane Library in 2022: visits, loans and cards.
2 public libraries in Cochrane
Nearest first, measured in a straight line from the centre of Cochrane.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Per person served. Figures are divided by the population the library says it serves, which can differ from the census count of Cochrane.
Questions about the library and civic life in Cochrane
Does Cochrane have a public library?
Yes, 2: Little Library and Nan Boothby Memorial Library.
How busy is Cochrane Library?
Its 2022 report counts 91,991 visits in person and 308,030 items lent.
Library statistics: Alberta public library statistics, 2022. Library locations: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) and Statistics Canada, Open Database of Cultural and Art Facilities (2020). Charities: Canada Revenue Agency, List of charities (2024), charitable organizations only.
Adapted from Statistics Canada (Census of Population 2021, population estimates 2025, 2021 census boundaries) under the Statistics Canada Open Licence; this does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada. Neighbourhood names in some cities © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).